Project M has conducted research in association with Allianz Global Investors comparing the hopes and aspirations of people in the United Kingdom and the United States concerning retirement and focussing on savings drawdown decisions, goals and preferences. When asked about their objectives, people in both countries said their main goal was to ensure they had enough income in later life, although 50% of those aged 45 and over do not have a drawdown strategy.

More details are generally available exclusively to subscribers of Perspective, the electronic pensions legal & regulatory information and news service. To read the summary, subscribers should launch Perspective and navigate via the Table of Documents to PensionSurveys >> Mar 2017 or click here (this link will not work in all circumstances). For further information about Perspectiveclick here.

In its series of International Pensions Issues, Project M has analysed the state of pensions in Poland. The research shows that the Polish pension system has changed substantially in the past three years, moving away from DB schemes. The newly introduced voluntary participation in a downsized funded system means that future retirees will derive a greater portion of their income from DC schemes.

More details are generally available exclusively to subscribers of Perspective, the electronic pensions legal & regulatory information and news service. To read the summary, subscribers should launch Perspective and navigate via the Table of Documents to PensionSurveys >> May 2016 or click here (this link will not work in all circumstances). For further information about Perspectiveclick here.